FE Online Report | 2015-09-02 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday, the fourth session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 37.84 points or...
Speakers at a discussion have observed that the close ties between Bangladesh and China would benefit not only the two countries but also help stabilise Saarc and Asian region. Addressing the discussion titled ‘Strategic importance of Bangladesh-China relations’, they also...
The High Court on Wednesday turned down a writ petition seeking the court's directive to scrap the sections 57 and 86 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. An HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Md...
It started raining in Dhaka early on Wednesday, raising fears of traffic disruptions after the heavy downpour on Tuesday flooded streets. On Tuesday, two hours of very heavy rain inundated the streets of Dhaka. The Met Office says the rain...
FE Online Report | 2015-09-02 00:00:00
Stocks returned to the green on Wednesday, after remaining down in the 3 consecutive sessions, as investors went for buying spree on lucrative share market. The market opened with an optimistic note, which sustained throughout the session. At the end...
Calling upon the countrymen not to neglect the people with disabilities, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said her government is committed to improving their lives to build a society free from all sorts of discrimination. "I would like to request...
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on Wednesday said 100 marks in the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations would be on questions related to the country's 1971 liberation war. "School textbooks will also have the history of war criminals....
The flood situation in several districts continued to worsen on Tuesday and Wednesday due to incessant rainfall over the last three days as well as onrush of water from the upstream. In Kurigram, thousands of people have been marooned for...
A former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was gunned downed in Chittagong city Tuesday night. The victim Mehedi Hasan Badal, 41 was former president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Panchlaish thana. Mehedi was now active with Awami Juba League...
Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan on Wednesday said activities of Pira Sea Port will start very soon. He said the government would take all needful efforts to materialize the demand for sea ports in the country by constructing Pira Sea port...
Chief Justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court SK Singha on Wednesday said setting up of a circuit bench of the High Court (HC) in the second largest city of Chittagong is being considered. "Provision for setting up of the circuit bench...
A bill, titled ‘Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2015’, was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) on Wednesday to increase the ceiling of any individual’s economic activity from Tk2.4 million (24 lakh) to Tk3 million (30 lakh)...
The BNP-led 20-party alliance will stage demonstrations across the country on Saturday protesting the price hike of gas and power. The programme was announced through a statement signed by BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Wednesday, UNB reported....
Police arrested a ward councillor and a former mayor of Bandarban municipality early Wednesday on charge of making derogatory comments about Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the social networking site facebook. The arrestees were identified as...
Asia's Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) need finance to help them grow into dynamic, internationally competitive companies, says a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Asia SME Finance Monitor 2014, which assesses 20 countries in developing Asia,...
The inflation rate witnessed a downtrend as it was recorded 6.17 percentage point in August last, down from 6.36 percentage point in July 2015. "The inflation rate in August declined to 6.17 percentage point against 6.36 percentage point in July,"...
The government has undertaken initiative to procure six more aircraft from Boeing Company aimed at increasing capacity of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon made the announcement at the Jatiya...
Four people, including three women, were killed and over 100 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Talmar Jamtola Bazar on Dhaka-Barisal Highway in Faridpur on Wednesday afternoon. Among the deceased, one was identified as Habib Sheikh,...
Four noted citizens, Ekushey Award winner educationist Prof Anupam Sen and general secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad Rana Dasgupta, has received death threat allegedly from Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team. The other death threat recipients are former...
The government has received a proposal from the World Bank Group on ‘regional connectivity’ which, if agreed, will be implemented jointly by Bangladesh, Bhutan and India, said a senior government official. The International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s fund...
A minor girl has been killed in a road accident in Saldair Mahmudpur area in Belkuchi Upazila in Sirajganj district. The deceased was identified as Riya Sutradhar, 3, daughter of Bijoy Sutradhar, a resident of the area. Police said a...
A man has been arrested along with a firearms, four rounds of bullet and a magazine in Rudrokundu area under Nachole Upazila in Chapainawabganj district. The arrested was identified as Shahadat Hossain, 45, son of Motiur Rahman, a resident of...
A garment worker has been electrocuted in Chittagong city. Police quoting locals said Nurunnahar Begum, 20, was electrocuted on her way to workplace in Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) area in Kalurghat under Chandgaon Police Station on Tuesday...
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to launch drive against illegal Internet Service Providers (ISPs) very soon. As per the Bangladesh Telecommunication ACT 2001 (Amendment 2010), there is a provision to take license from BTRC in setting up structure,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday alleged that the government is not getting cooperation from the US, Canada and Pakistan governments to bring back Bangabandhu’s killers, now living in those countries. "For any reason, we are not getting cooperation from...
A construction worker fell to death while working in an under-construction building in Hathazari Upazila in Chittagong district. The deceased was identified as Shahidullah, 28, son of Jalal Ahmed, hailing from Nangol Mora village in the Upazila. Police said Shahidullah...
A bill titled 'International Finance Corporation Bill-2015', was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) seeking to scrap the 'International Finance Corporation Ordinance, 1976' and create greater scope for the IFC to play a role in developing the country's private sector,...
Mohiuddin Babar | 2015-09-01 00:00:00
Dhaka is again in the bottom layer of the global index of liveable cities. The well revered Economist Intelligence Unit in its annual survey has ranked Dhaka at one but last position in a survey of 140 cities around the...
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